Liquid resistance.



, A. AICHELE. LIQUID RESISTANCE. APPLICATION FILED LUG.8|,|1913.

1,](182721. Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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A. AIOHELB. ,LI UID RESISTANCE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.8,1913.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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w rm C17 J fi/ m w m 7 vBe it known that; I, ALBERT Alcirrm m 'atheelectrolyte] 'To-allwhdniit mag Concern; v zmeans fermainteinih g cogsm e the-lewelef 'j' citizenjof the" Swiss Republic,' and residing -'The format the iiiventien" at'Badien', Switzerland, have invented cerc'onsist's-of a'fixed upperfbexlijwhi'ch 6 'tain" new and 'usefiil Imp-revements mand closed-at the'topr'by-agpla tei 'l his box pro 19 resistances, the advantage of being more electrode ere fixed'in' an.1ns'ulated' Reletiiig to'LiquidjResistence's, of which the .j'eets into-the lower-'movable'vessel bfwhich following is, a; specification. contains 'liquidjiiijsu'ch: amanner that its r f This..-invention relates to liquid resistances; -low eredge Willibnnlzi liqiiid seal even when ..-.-'Such ;res' istah'ces, have; 'comparedwith'metal- --the vessel b-iisjnits-ltqiast pes'itien; The

simple in constru'ction and cheaper ill cost" manner for-instep gtoinsulators infthe-in: 'andthey have-a large field oiuse in :electi" i -terior .ofthe-bqx gut-rent;- u j lid t 'c'alengineering for use in starting end regii-' i The box s pended onrcpes or chains 'la ting 'mot0rs; Those types. which have whi'c-lipass-over fixed pulleys fan'd'itisbaL;

"15 hitherto been in. vogue,' are h0wever',-alm0'st lar'ic'ed. coiliiter' weights -g;- It

; Tall 10f, them only suitable for} hand use; and can-be raised and lowered by suitable me'a'n's',

rare-either f little or house for autemet'ic' soithat theelec'trodesjcwilldip-to a greater" ireg lation. Nev r h t B P ha pth in -.0 t r t i' i ef iq made t effect" eutbmatict'regulation w'ith' 'sifclieli arrangeme'xihthelairimayescape 01f ,2 these t esx-ane their disadvante geshaye ay enterthreughfth .pipeiewhich{'serves;75

necessariy had te be put; up with. e

" Lare dipped from .a'beve intotheliquid, .then, v f'lheepparat islshcwi hF g'. 2 'cdnsistsei flexible supply cables-are required 1 which je-leifer'padaptedptqmoveebout-acen- 2 necessitate continuous'watchinggler ii sector' ter-giii theuppe'r-box-aitetits free erid it:

shap'ed electrodes are employed aridsrotated, cerries 'the fioat' g.' :The lever 12 has-fixed te it ,.is ecessary to have rubbirig rings and =1tia=p11ir0n wluch atwo-armed'lever .3 'can brushes which must likewise be keptcentih "rotate; One e d Of this} veriszguidedj con:

86 The-well known arrangement iii lowervessel b. The other end'ofthe levgr eis instehteneous' variati'qnof theaniemit of-the in such 'amfinnerjthja tthe' point-vi 0t vided withfixed-.eleetrodes is var ed 'jx hieh thececk Z caiifbe Operated for supply ."pumpingi hot' adapted for use where itnsj mgwater through the 'pipe'"-- lg; which? is'.

' desired t9 vary the amount of'the 1"esista;1ce branched: off from "the filling pi -1'2; The I 'sletted-linkit is-so. dimensioned and. adjusted 90 f 4 The object-of the inventioii isto provide that while-the v'ol'l 'me ofthe water remains' fan improvedliquid resistancel 5; "epnstant, notwithsta'ndin the-different ver-i The invention consistsin a'li uid msisttlcal'helghts ofthe'v esse b,.tli emev e'nie1itshnc'e which allows on the prie hahil =leVeIf'ei-the liquid in a-statidneryvesseI is connected atfv to' 'a' rod. by'meansf'dfi -an ailmbst; 0f the levers? and; will cembinetpgt e":

resistance andliveids jonlthe' ether haild cone move nd"- e b "e h 000k; [will I structional "artsreqg' @jwetchin gfsfuch "closed 'Wlienaloss of 'water occurs' -th asflexibl'e" eadg'" -3 f l h swr insu the pverflow "or'fthroi' gh' evapbr'zi-tiori,. the ,lated iessfis'. i

.5 The invention-321150 i'censist ii1 grliqxiid re- [pit-he leyerl s and therefereal'so' the en" l- 19,0.

sistance with tlie electrod on'ary. and of the-l'erer. j'lhe-ceekl will then hedpened;

' the-electrolyte movable; and water will flow in until-the nerml '01 1 The invention ailso ro sists in a resistance iime has been restored-t} l r 4-.

asreferred to abovewith means for In the a1711arigement illustrated ,in Fig. ,3 v

i ta iping -tlie level of the electrolyte constant. the'ceek Z is'eonnectetl by means of themed-u. 10 Referringg tgthe;aeeompang linggliagrqme tqthe float lever 12 at g'. This lever-es in -r'natic drawings g-fligurel s jow a' RS181; Fig. 2.earries'alateral pin 1' onkwhichthe f'nce in' cross seljiorfeccordmg t00ne;'f0nr1 -.fleer 8 min turn. One end-t of thefleverfs 'ofthe presentiriiintiorigahd i igs. 2 and 3' l STmOIIDE Qd-OII the. moyable lower vessel 1), 1 jshqw .ip cross-gection with 'but in-this case only so as to be-capable'of on the point r and thereby open the cock Z.

Having described :m'y invention l rotation-and not capable of a sliding'movement, while itsother end 10 .is pivotally secured to the upper box a, The slotted link guide is in this-case ;replaeed'by a --prac-' 5. tically equivalent radius link, guide; '.The. radius link -w ispfixed at its fixed pivot .22 on the upper box a, while its free end is connected to the end-o of the levers and rocks along the'circleindicated. j When the f 10 lower vessel 6 is raisedorloweredftogether I t w1ll be understood that the forms of invention described above are given by way of example only and nodifications' may bemade. i

lclaim as new. and desire to'secureb'y-Letters Patentis':+- A i I 'I 1. A regulabl'e liquid resistance comprising a fixed upper box or frame provided. so with electrodes, "and a vertically movable lower; vessel containing the resistance liquid, said .lower "vessel: belng ,capable of. being raised and lowered-for the-purpose of vary: ing the amount of resistance; as setforth; 85 2. l'e gulable liquid :res'ista nce compris ing-a fixed upper box or frame provided with electrodes, land-a1 vertically movable lower vessel containing theresistance liquid, I

--sa1d lower vessel being counter-balanced and 40 being capable of be g.,raised"and'lowered for the purpose'of varying the amount ofnce'; as set forth. I

3. A regulable liquid resistance comp ris ing a. fixed upper box or frame provided, with electrodes' and a "vertically movable lower vessel containing the resistance liquid, means closing said box, adischarge pipe for airand vapor situatedat the top insaid means. -'while 'ItS lower part dips-into the so liquid in all working positions of the liquid vessel, and forms a water seal, asl set forth.

4. A regulable liquid resistance compris-' ing a fixedupper box or frame provided with electrodes-and a vertically jinovable lower vessel conta'inin the resistance'llquld,

ing the amount of resistance, together with devicescapable' of maintaining a constant -'-level of. the liquid, comprising a float valve for theinflow and anoverflow pipe for the outflow of the liquid; as set forth.- 5

, 5; A flr'egulable liquid resistance comprising a fixed upper boxor frame providedv with electrodes. and a vertically movable 7 lower vessel containingthe resistance liquid,

-, said' lower vessel being capable ,of-fbeing raised and lowered for the purpose of varying' the amountof resistance, together with devices icapable'of maintaining a constant level of the liquid, assetforth.

6'. A'regulable liquid resistance compris' ing. a fixed upper box or frame provided with electrodes and -awert-ically movable lowervessel containing the resistance liquid, said lower vessel being capable of being raised and lowered'for the. purpose of varys ing-the. amount of resistance, together with "devices capable-bf maintaining aconstant level of the liquid comprising two levers, one of whichcarries'a float, while the other operates-a device fo'rshutting ofi' the water supply, the'one lever beihg' rotatable about apoint which-is fixed or movable in the up per-box, whilethe otherlever is -rotatable about 'apoint that is fixed or movable in the lower vessel whereby the device for shutting 'ofi thesupply is opened only by thevariation of theamount of liquid and not by the rise 7.1K regulable liquid resistance comprisinga-fixe'd upper box or frame provic with electrodes, and a vertically mova le. lower vessel containing -theresistan *1; liquid, said lower vessel bein capable of being raised and lowered fort e purpose of varying the amount of resistance, together with devicescapable of maintaining a constantlevel "of theliquid, comprising a float fixed on the end' of alone-armed lever rotatable about a fixed point. in the upper box said lever carrying a pivot for a'further t'woarmed lever, one" end of which is guided constrainedly in'a slotted-link fixed to the movable fllowervess'el while its other end operates a device 'for s uttingu thewater supply; .as set forth.

'. In testimonywhereof, I afiix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ALB RT AICHELEQ- .T Witnesses:

CAnL GnRom,

said lower vessel being capable of being raised and lowered for the purpose of varyand fall of'the liquid vessel; as set'forth. '90 V 

